The County Council – as Local Minerals and Waste Planning Authority - confirms that, according to British Geological Survey safeguarding data, Sub-alluvial River Terrace deposits and Sandstone (Sandgate Formation and Folkestone Formation) are present within the allocated site and are vulnerable to sterilisation.
As set out in the adopted Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2013-2030, Policy CSM 5: Land-won Mineral Safeguarding and Policy DM 7: Safeguarding Mineral Resources detail how minerals o

The provision of 2.05 hectares of land for a 2 FE Primary School (to be transferred at nil cost to the County Council and in accordance with KCC's General Transfer Requirements). The County Council will also request financial contributions towards the construction costs of any new education provision required to mitigate the impact of the proposed development including proportionate financial contributions towards the construction and other costs of a new primary school at Kennington. It is also

point h above refers to the extension of the tree cover from Breeches Wood across to the hospital. However, it specifies this is for screening whereas in fact it would provide an important green infrastructure connection between the Local Wildlife Site Willesborough Lees (AS44) and Breeches Wood. The functional role of this woodland extension needs to be specified and will demonstrate compliance with the NPPF para 114 bullet point 1.

CPRE is concerned that this site will be a source of parking for the hospital. Relying on an access form the A20 means this traffic will cause addition traffic movements around the motorway junction, in addition to that created by residents.
It is important that this site integrates well with junction 10a improvements.

2.0 LAND AT WILLESBOROUGH LEES (POLICY S17)
2.1 We support the Local Plan in allocating the Site at Willesborough Lees for residential
development (Local Plan Policy S17). This Site represents a sustainable extension to the
Ashford urban area and is designated for residential development by Policy U14 of the Ashford
Borough Council Urban Sites and Infrastructure Development Plan Document (2012) (USIDPD).
We also support the housing trajectory set out in Appendix 5 which confirms the deliver

POLICY S17 – LAND AT WILLESBOROUGH LEES
Policy S17 proposes the Land at Willesborough Lees site is allocated for up to 200 dwellings.
The Policy states that the proposal will include "a phasing programme to be agreed with the Borough Council, local Highway Authority and Highways Agency that will include the construction and opening of the access road from the A20 to the hospital and the closure of Hinxhill Lane."
The impact of the site on the SRN should be set out in the transport evidence ba

Closing of Hinxhill Lane will cause traffic issues for residents in Wye, who use this lane to access the A20/M20, rather than have to use the level crossing and access these roads by travelling through Ashford. Whilst there may be a benefit to a small number of residents on Hinxhall Lane and The Street, this will simply transfer the problem to other residents in the area, such as Boughton Lees, as people try to access the M20 via there.

Closure of Hinxhill Lane will simply divert traffic to Wye and villages north east of Ashford onto the Willesborough Road and towards Kennington, where traffic issues also exist.
Currently residents of Wye (and those going to the Wye Free School and Wye Primary School) use Hinxhill Lane as a route to the M20/A20, closure of this would significantly impact on the level crossing levels of traffic, which is already a congestion point.
An alternative should be sought to this proposal.